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AS IT IS 2014-04-12 New York City Muslims Welcome End of Spying Unit Hello and welcome back. Im Jim Tedder in Washington. Lets work together to improve your American English, and learn about important things at the same time. Today we hear from some
By Margaret Besheer Irbil, Iraq 24 November 2006 Angry Shi'ites Muslims launched reprisal attacks on a Sunni mosque, political headquarters and several Baghdad neighborhoods, a day after a series of blasts and mortars killed more than 200 Shi'ites.
By Greg Flakus Dallas, TX 21 September 2006 watch American Ramadan Movie Muslims around the world will begin a month of fasting and prayers known as Ramadan on September 23rd. (The exact date is determined by Muslim holy men using the lunar calendar
By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 19 July 2007 Separate bomb blasts have killed more than 20 people in Pakistan Thursday - as the country braces for more violence. A wave of deadly attacks in recent days has left at least 140 people dead and Pakistan Presid
By Phil Mercer Sydney 26 July 2007 Australia's Muslims want to move away from the practice of importing imams. Most senior clerics here were born in the Middle East - some do not speak English and are seen as out of touch with modern Australia. Many
By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 18 July 2007 Militants in northwestern Pakistan have ambushed a security convoy and killed at least 17 soldiers - less than a day after a suicide bomber killed 16 people in Islamabad. Despite the spreading unrest, Pakistan'
By Simon Marks Lahore, Pakistan 24 September 2007 Pakistani officials have reiterated their determination to fight Islamic extremism inside their country following the release of an audio message from al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden. The message appe
Syrian Refugees Struggle on Lebanese Border The men are clamoring for a signature on their ration cards. For them, it is the difference between feeding their families tonight, and not. The refugees here support the Syrian revolution, and they have fl
Controversy Surrounds Muslim-American Reality TV Show A new controversy over Islam has arisen in the United States, this time over a reality TV show that profiles Muslim Americans and a home improvement chain's decision to pull its advertising from t
In a controversy that is sweeping the country, many Americans oppose a plan to build an Islamic Center just two blocks from the site where al Qaeda terrorists toppled the twin towers of New York's World Trade Center, on September 11, 2001. Supporters
The Dome of the Rock sits on the spot where the ancient Hebrews built the Second Temple before it was destroyed by the Romans nearly 2,000 years ago Israel's continued settlement of East Jerusalem is a source of tension with the Palestinians. But per
Islam is Europe's second largest religion. But in recent years, some members of Europe's 20 million strong Muslim community have met strong resistance as they seek to build mosques and minarets, the basic tangible foundation of their faith. A French
Syrian Christians Caught in Sectarian Fears Yet the secular government has its defenders, who look to it as a protector of all minority rights, especially for Christians. At the Greek-Melchite Catholic Church in the historic Christian quarter of Old
Traditional Islamic schools, known as madrassas, have gotten some negative attention in recent years. In Pakistan and Afghanistan, some madrassas are accused of stoking Islamic fundamentalism and militancy. In India, a new kind of madrassa is emergin
The Asian Cup football (soccer) tournament kicks off in Doha, Qatar, Friday, January 7, with defending champion Iraq to play North Korea, Iran and the United Arab Emiterates in Group-D play. Iraqi football fans are also looking forward to 2013, when
Syrian Rebel Town Empties After Government Bombing There are almost no unbroken windows in Azzaz. Residents have given up replacing the broken glass because of repeated bombings by Assad's forces. The air attacks began eight months ago after rebels s
A series of bomb attacks in the Iraqi city of Mosul and the capital Baghdad killed at least 35 people Friday. Shi'ite pilgrims were marking the birthday of the 12th Imam, a revered figure in Shi'ite Islam. The scene of a road side bomb blast that hi
尼日利亚重拳反腐 决心可见一斑 The U. S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, met with five steering members of the Religious Leaders Anti-Corruption Committee on August 25 to discuss their ongoing e
Israeli-Palestinian Tensions High Following Attacks 袭击事件后以巴关系高度紧张 JERUSALEM More Israeli security forces were deployed Tuesday after clashes with Palestinian demonstrators and knife attacks in which an Israeli soldier and ci
'Peace' in Gaza is All Too Brief 加沙的和平太短暂了 GAZA CITY Cease-fires in embattled Gaza have been all too brief in recent days, shattered by a swift return to fighting between the Israeli military and Hamas militant fighters. Civilians a